Researchers at Stanford (Calif.) University are developing a cooling system to better regulate body temperature for healthcare teams working long hours in protective suits during infectious disease outbreaks, according to AfricaNews.com.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued a Strategic Analytics for Improvement and Learning report Sept. 18 showcasing significant improvement at a majority of VA healthcare facilities.

Hospitals and veterinary offices in southeast South Carolina are treating an increased number of patients with snake bites, according to WJBF.

Thousands of children in foster care are taking powerful psychiatric drugs without sufficient clinical oversight, according to a recent report from HHS' Office of Inspector General.  

The 51-year-old woman and visiting Stanford (Calif.) University School of Medicine professor who accused U.S. Supreme Court nominee of Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault revealed her identity in an interview with The Washington Post Sept. 16.

Creighton University in Omaha, Neb., revealed plans to construct a new health sciences campus to replace its existing infrastructure in Phoenix for roughly $100 million.

Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health revealed its request to restart its emergency medicine residency program was denied by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education, according to the Akron Beacon Journal.

More than 1,000 faculty members, medical trainees, students and alumni submitted a petition to Yale University's president Sept. 13 questioning the institution's decision to award a leading cardiologist a leadership position despite his having been found guilty of sexually harassing…

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland (Calif.) said Sept. 17 it transferred a patient to an unnamed facility after officials decided not to take action to remove the infant from life support, The Mercury News reports.

Patient seeking organ transplants are accepting infected organs, effectively cutting their time on the transplant waitlist from years to just months or weeks, according to USA Today.